Flint holder



5, 1952 G. J. MAURICE I 2,605,944

FLINT HOLDER Filed Oct. 26, 1949 INVENTOR.

.77/t'orne Patented Aug. 5, 1952 UNITED STATES FFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to flint holders, and more particularly to a flint holder for use by hunters, Boy Scouts, other campers, etc.

Heretofore flints have been carried by Boy Scouts, hunters, and others engaged in outdoor activities. However, the fiints were usually carried loose in pockets or elsewhere on the person, making them inconvenient to locate and difficult to use.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a flint and holder which will be convenient to use.

Another object is to provide a flint which will be readily accessible.

Another object is to provide a convenient means of igniting a fire.

A further object is to provide an improved flint holder.

Other objects will become apparent from the following specification, which, when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, illustrates a preferred form of the invention.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of a flint mounting made in accordance with the teachings of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a cross-section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows; and

Fig. 3 is a cross-section taken on the line 3--3 of Figs. 1 and 2, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Referring to the drawings, a bar of metal l0, preferably brass, is provided with end sections ll-ll of reduced thickness and further provided with a longitudinal slot l2 extending from one end section II to the other end section H.

The bar Ill is secured by means of rivets i l-l4 to a belt loop IS. The belt loop It has parallel sides I'I-l'l which are joined at the top and terminate at their lower ends in vertical extensions I8 which are usually brazed together. A hole 19 through the extensions ll accommodates a knife clip 20 which is adapted to carry a scout knife (not shown).

The longitudinal slot [2 in the bar I is made 2 of just sufiicient width to receive a rectangular flint 22 with a drive fit so that once the flint 22 is driven into the slot [2, it remains in place.

Operation a flint ever handy, together with the steel (the knife) for kindling a fire.

It will be realized that the hereinbefore described form of the invention is to be taken merely as a preferred embodiment thereof and that various changes in size, shape and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claim.

That which is claimed as new and is desired to be secured by United States Letters Patent is:

In a device of the character described, a closed belt loop having parallel sides and closed ends, said loop being adapted to be threaded on a trouser belt, a bar of metal secured onto and extending longitudinally along the exterior of one of the parallel sides, said bar having a longitudinal slot cut therein, and a flint secured in said slot and projecting thereabove.

GEORGE J. MAURICE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,525,907 Batlle Feb. 10, 1925 1,575,858 Menke Mar. 9, 1926 2,062,486 Van Dusen, Jr. et al. Dec. 1, 1936 2,496,840 Alexander Feb. 7, 1950 

